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but that was worse in some ways than katrina was the gdp event. because katrina kind of localized. it was a gross domestic product event in that there was so much rebuilding that had to be done that there were just months and months and months of lumber going up, shingle going up, roof tile going up, appliance going up. from what you hear with 60 million people, this could be a gdp event. i know the futures are down. look, there's terrible tragedy coming if everybody's right. but there will be insurance that pays off billions. and that will go back into the u.s. economy. i'm not looking for silver lining when there is the lethality of the storm. be aware, they weren't looking for it either in andrew. then it was just months and months of better gdp. >> that's an excellent point. joining us this morning, former new york governor george pataki joining us on the cnbc newsline. good to have you. good morning. >> nice being on with you. >> i assume you heard part of the mayor's presser. normally when you're about eight, nine hours ahead of landfall, you get a little more clarity here. n
but that was worse in some ways than katrina was the gdp event. because katrina kind of localized. it was a gross domestic product event in that there was so much rebuilding that had to be done that there were just months and months and months of lumber going up, shingle going up, roof tile going up, appliance going up. from what you hear with 60 million people, this could be a gdp event. i know the futures are down. look, there's terrible tragedy coming if everybody's right. but there will be...
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katrina of course at the top of the list and those numbers don't include losses from flooding. analysts are saying sandy could cause up to $20 billion in economic losses. the storm packed 80-mile-per-hour winds and hurled unprecedented 13-foot surges of sea water at new york city, flooding the tunnels, subway stations, the electrical system that powers wall street as well and at least 16 u.s. deaths have been blamed on the storm on the east coast and sandy killed 69 people in the caribbean before making its way up to the atlantic. >> jackie, we talked to people yesterday talking about the $10 billion to $20 billion and the potential losses. how do they figure this stuff out? reporters say we have to wait for first light and get an assessment of the damage. >> that's a great question. i was talking to someone at johns hop kins they look at past storms and basically estimating. that's all they can do until they have a better sense of what's happening. >> dennis gartman we talked to him earlier and said the estimates come in low are than expected. seems like the storm surge was so
katrina of course at the top of the list and those numbers don't include losses from flooding. analysts are saying sandy could cause up to $20 billion in economic losses. the storm packed 80-mile-per-hour winds and hurled unprecedented 13-foot surges of sea water at new york city, flooding the tunnels, subway stations, the electrical system that powers wall street as well and at least 16 u.s. deaths have been blamed on the storm on the east coast and sandy killed 69 people in the caribbean...
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am worried about people that have heart conditions. 11 percent of the people who died from hurricane katrina are from heart conditions. this is a time to join together with your neighbors. >> let's talk more about what foods are safe to eat. you will be surprised with some of these. thank you so much. >> it is 56 after the hour. our team coverage of the monster storm continues at the top of the hour including a look at the snow after sandi. we are live up and down the east coast all of the latest to keep you and your family safe. stay with us.
am worried about people that have heart conditions. 11 percent of the people who died from hurricane katrina are from heart conditions. this is a time to join together with your neighbors. >> let's talk more about what foods are safe to eat. you will be surprised with some of these. thank you so much. >> it is 56 after the hour. our team coverage of the monster storm continues at the top of the hour including a look at the snow after sandi. we are live up and down the east coast all...
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this is an katrina that watch everything away. these buildings still exist. there is a heck of a clean up here to do but this can come back. a little worse down the beach in seaside heights and atlantic city but it will come back but look. look at this debris. junk everywhere. this is going to take a while. this is the roof of the tiki bar which is 300 yards up the beach. this was the roof of it and that is deposited here. i leave you with this shot at the atlantic ocean. it occurred to me today that as i look out there it is almost like nothing happened. the ocean is saying i was upset but i am calm now. i may not stay calm forever but you are good for while. connell: that pictures of beautiful and to come back to the isolation is jarring. what stood out to you today? today is the first day you had a chance to walk around the. >> exactly. the first sunny day. the first real nice day. you hit it exactly right. the contrast in the devastation and the beauty. this is typically what we see after hurricane. took a couple extra days but i will say it can come back
this is an katrina that watch everything away. these buildings still exist. there is a heck of a clean up here to do but this can come back. a little worse down the beach in seaside heights and atlantic city but it will come back but look. look at this debris. junk everywhere. this is going to take a while. this is the roof of the tiki bar which is 300 yards up the beach. this was the roof of it and that is deposited here. i leave you with this shot at the atlantic ocean. it occurred to me...
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reminiscent about the new orleans experience where there were certain people in some parts of new orleans in katrina whourp really never in danger and there was no problem. i was walking around times square tonight where there was virtually no wind. very little rain. and it was very hard, in times square and in midtown manhattan, to feel a connection to all of these flooding problems that were happening in lower manhattan. and also, in times square, as you know, the power was full on. and didn't look like there was any electrical problem whatsoever in that part of town. so this is really, it seems, problems are almost all isolated in terms of manhattan, anyway, below 34th street? >> most of the problems at the moment in manhattan seem to be south of 34th street. we're obviously having significant problems in the other burroughs as well. new yorkers are a big united family and when the sun comes up you'll see people from all over the city pitching in to help each other particularly those who are lucky notify to have george unscathed. they'll have the time and resources and the ability to pitch in and
reminiscent about the new orleans experience where there were certain people in some parts of new orleans in katrina whourp really never in danger and there was no problem. i was walking around times square tonight where there was virtually no wind. very little rain. and it was very hard, in times square and in midtown manhattan, to feel a connection to all of these flooding problems that were happening in lower manhattan. and also, in times square, as you know, the power was full on. and...
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have all kinds of restaurant colleague friends who suffered a lot worse than this so far anyway during katrina, and we keep that first and foremost in our minds. >> danny, we always think of you as a new york city guy but you have operations in philly and boston. has the damage there been much different than right along the new jersey/new york coastline? >> well, so far we have none in boston, just to be clear, but we do have two in miami and this was a rare hurricane storm that seemed to avoid miami. so those guys are good. washington, d.c., we're going to check in with them. as i said, i've been hampered myself just because we have no internet and i was able to find a land line to call in to you guys, but we realize we're in a day and age where cell phones -- we have no cell certificaservicn for some reason either. so we're trying to learn. we think that washington is okay. we think that philadelphia is okay. and then up in connecticut we're trying to find out if our west port and new haven shake shacks have electricity. sometimes that coastline gets hit hardest in terms of electricity. as s
have all kinds of restaurant colleague friends who suffered a lot worse than this so far anyway during katrina, and we keep that first and foremost in our minds. >> danny, we always think of you as a new york city guy but you have operations in philly and boston. has the damage there been much different than right along the new jersey/new york coastline? >> well, so far we have none in boston, just to be clear, but we do have two in miami and this was a rare hurricane storm that...
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closest thing to katrina since '05. you are seeing the country changed after the storm, even response on every level has changed as well. so interesting to watch again for sure. >> yeah. >>> well, coming up next, the images are almost too much for adults to comprehend. for children, the pictures from sandy could be downright heartbreaking and confusing. >> we'll show you what one familiar fuzzy face is doing to help them understand. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. Ñuñ ♪ >>> well, we've all been assaulted by the sights and sounds of hurricane sandy. they can be hard for an adult but overwhelming for a child. >> imagine what it is like for kids. "gma" anchor josh elliott has this story. >> reporter: we adults called it a superstorm. but amidst the ferocity of nature's wrath, for the youngest amongst us, it was just plain scary. so how do you talk to kids about getting through the storm of the century? we got together with a panel of newly minted veterans. and, an expert on k
closest thing to katrina since '05. you are seeing the country changed after the storm, even response on every level has changed as well. so interesting to watch again for sure. >> yeah. >>> well, coming up next, the images are almost too much for adults to comprehend. for children, the pictures from sandy could be downright heartbreaking and confusing. >> we'll show you what one familiar fuzzy face is doing to help them understand. >> announcer: "world news...
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from katrina to natural disasters like this, where do we go from here? >> good morning, i was talking for a producer for one of your colleagues and expressing frustration of getting around and people without power and the frustration level will begin to rise as you have almost 7 million people in that region without power and take several days if not a week or so to restore power and that's going to have an economic impact. a social impact. people are going to get frustrated and i encourage people to just kind of chill out over this whole situation. charles: all right, so, when you say chill out, i'm not sure exactly. what do you mean when you say chill out? >> well, to recognize, for example, i mean i don't know what your personal situation is, charles, but some people in lower manhattan that live in one of the high rises down there may not have power for five days or six days, it just depends how long it takes for power, con-ed and the other utilities to get service turned back on and people have to realize that the utility workers, the construction wo
from katrina to natural disasters like this, where do we go from here? >> good morning, i was talking for a producer for one of your colleagues and expressing frustration of getting around and people without power and the frustration level will begin to rise as you have almost 7 million people in that region without power and take several days if not a week or so to restore power and that's going to have an economic impact. a social impact. people are going to get frustrated and i...
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this sounds so reminiscent of hurricane katrina which is a storm i cover. that same idea of people on top of their roofs waiting to be rescued. has anything like this ever happened in this region? >> we've had several floods over the years. the nor'easter of '92 which was pretty bad. but nothing that came through this fast. when that levee let go the water gushed through streets and parts of town that never got water before. so i'm really feel strong that -- and devastation, it is our town in real trouble right now. >> oh, my goodness. oh, well we'll certainly think of you. how many folks do you think have you pulled out and how many folks do you think you still need to rescue from these three towns? >> ma'am, i couldn't speak for others. here in little ferry we're just continuing. we have lists and lists of people who have to be removed from their homes and apartments. and again, we're doing the best we can. so far we know of no injuries. so that's one thing we can be thankful for. but as far as the other towns, i couldn't even tell you. >> well, thank goo
this sounds so reminiscent of hurricane katrina which is a storm i cover. that same idea of people on top of their roofs waiting to be rescued. has anything like this ever happened in this region? >> we've had several floods over the years. the nor'easter of '92 which was pretty bad. but nothing that came through this fast. when that levee let go the water gushed through streets and parts of town that never got water before. so i'm really feel strong that -- and devastation, it is our...
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so, you know when you think back to some of these prior disasters and think of people on rooftops in katrina it is not at all an exaggeration to make a comparison here. there are 20,000 people in hoboken waiting for evacuations. a lot of questions being raised whether or not everything being done to help these folks is being done. it is a question to put out there. it is something everyone needs to consider and governments in both of these states and federal government need to consider as well. more when it comes in. bill: we know a lot about the campaigns in the closing days here. are results from 2008. steve hayes with me out of washington to ride shotgun here. good morning to you, steve. want to take you back to your home state of wisconsin. later today governor romney makes his closing argument. going to milwaukee county, southwestern part of the state. this is an area where paul ryan knows we develop. he is from janesville nearby. 10 lech coral votes in play in wisconsin can republicans take the state as they argue? >> i think it is absolutely in play. look at recent history in wisconsi
so, you know when you think back to some of these prior disasters and think of people on rooftops in katrina it is not at all an exaggeration to make a comparison here. there are 20,000 people in hoboken waiting for evacuations. a lot of questions being raised whether or not everything being done to help these folks is being done. it is a question to put out there. it is something everyone needs to consider and governments in both of these states and federal government need to consider as well....
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and i always ask you to look back at any national tragedy from katrina to hurricane andrew, you ask yourself, did fema come through that without criticism? did everyone believe fema was the best source of aid in that situation? the local governments could be better sources to handle these situations. >> i think historically a smart and efficient federal response has saved a lot of lives and helped a lot of people. but you should be careful not to politicize this today, but i do think that he's going to have to answer these questions. they have five days to go, six days to go, we are in the middle of this disaster. these questions are going to come up until he gives a real answer. >> i was watching the press conference yesterday with president obama addressing this at the red cross and what he said was that the states need to take this issue at hand. so do the private companies. they need to lean forward and that fema is there for them. so it was an interesting response also in the -- that's what i thought, but i'm not quite sure there. it is nice to have you weigh in on that. >> when mitt ro
and i always ask you to look back at any national tragedy from katrina to hurricane andrew, you ask yourself, did fema come through that without criticism? did everyone believe fema was the best source of aid in that situation? the local governments could be better sources to handle these situations. >> i think historically a smart and efficient federal response has saved a lot of lives and helped a lot of people. but you should be careful not to politicize this today, but i do think that...